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Bill,
Thanks for the posting. It will go into my archives. I had the figures
once, but they seem to have disappeared.
My point is still valid, for it refers to the context of these
statements, whose intention is to show that the structure is breaking
down.
I suppose I could declare "Don't get married. More than half of
all marriages end in death."
One statistic that isn't mentioned in those statistics (from a divorce
WebPage!)is the marriages per year - about 2.4 million
(1997).
Of the 125 million marriages - including widowed spouses, 1.2
million get divorced in a year. Of these more than half remarry within 5
years.
Seems as if the institution of marriage isn't doing too
badly.
My personal opinion is that if one doesn't intend to have children, then
marriage isn't a biggie. I think of it as an agreement between two people
to stay together while the children are being launched into life. From
thereon, if the couple have chosen well (or accidentally) it will continue to
provide happiness and companionship over a long period.
But, all doesn't go smoothly. My favorite marriage joke (at which every
married man will smile and understand) is about the old man who was being
interviewed about his long marriage. "In all this time, Mr. Brown, have you
never thought of divorce?"
"Divorce never. Murder, yes!"
The wives will smile too.
Thanks again for the post.
Harry
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Re: % of divorces in the US
Harry,
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(2000 except where
noted) |
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Marriage &
Divorce: |
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Total divorces granted in
1997: |
1,163,000
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Current number of divorced
adults (1998): |
19,400,000
(9.8%) |
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Median age at divorce:
(1997) |
Males: 35.6
Females:
33.2 |
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Median duration of marriage:
(1997) |
7.2 years
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Likelihood of new marriages
ending in divorce in 1997: |
43% |
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Percentage of marriages that
break up within first 15 years in 1995: |
43% |
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Percentage of all householders
who are unmarried: |
48% |
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Percentage of weddings which
are remarriages for at least one partner in 1997:
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43% |
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Percentage of first marriages
that end in divorce in 1997: |
50% |
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Percentage of remarriages that
end in divorce in 1997: |
60% |
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Percentage of divorced women
who remarry within five years as of 1995: |
54% |
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Estimated average length of
divorce proceedings in 1997: |
1
year |
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Adults married and living with
one another in 1998: |
110.6 million (56%)
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Adults between 25 and 34 years
old never married in 1998: |
14 million (35%)
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Percentage of African American
adults in this age group never married in
1998: |
53% |
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Percentage of households
occupied by one person: |
25.5% |
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Percentage of population (by
area of US) who had never married in 1999: |
Midwest:
28%
Northeast: 28%
South: 26%
West: 29%
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People (by gender) 15 years of
age and over who have never married: |
Males: 32,253,000 (31.3% of
men)
Females: 27,763,000 (25.1% of women) |
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Number of married
couples: |
56,497,000
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Number of married people whose
spouses are absent: |
Males: 1,365,000
(1.3%)
Females: 1,365,000
(1.2%) |
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People who have been
widowed: |
Males: 2,604,000
(2.5%)
Females:11,061,000 (10%) |
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People who are
divorced: |
Males: 8,572,000
(8.3%)
Females: 11,309,000 (10.2%) |
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People who are
separated: |
Males: 1,818,000
(1.8%)
Females: 2,661,000 (2.4%) |
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Median age at first
marriage: |
Males: 26.8
Females: 25.1
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Average age at first divorce
in 1997: |
Males: 35
Females:
33 |
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Average age of those divorcing
from their second marriages in 1997: |
Males: 42
Females: 39
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Average age of marriage in
1997: |
Males: 28.7
Females: 25.9
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Percentage of people that
married under the age of 20 who eventually get divorced as of
1995: |
40%
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Percentage of people that
married over the age of 25 who eventually get divorced as of
1995: |
24%
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Percentage of couples not
affiliated with any religious group who eventually get divorced as of
1995: |
46%
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Percentage of women whose
parents were divorced who get divorced within 10 years as of
1995: |
43%
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Percentage of women whose
parents stayed together who get divorced within 10 years as of
1995: |
29%
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Interracial married
couples: |
1,047,000
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Number of cohabiting
couples: |
3.8
million |
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Percentage of women who
cohabited before they turned 30 in 1995: |
50% |
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Percentage of couples living
together for more than five years who eventually marry as of
1995: |
70% |
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Number of people divorcing
each year as of 1997: |
2.5
million |
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Average length of first
marriages which end in divorce in 1997: |
11
years |
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Drop in standard of living of
females after divorce: |
45%
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Number of women who are
stalked by a husband or ex-husband every year as of 1997:
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380,000
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Number of men
who are stalked by a wife or ex-wife every year as of 1997: |
52,000
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